Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 513

Yuna's eyes filckered with a flash of panic, then she shook her head again. Seemed like that was her go-to

move.

I raised an eyebrow. "If he didn't touch you or kiss you, what makes you think he's in love?"

Her cheeks flushed as she looked down. "He... well, there was one time he almost kissed me."

T

"Almost?" I tried to picture Wade's usual, reserved self. Was he drinking?"

Guys get weird when they're tipsy, sometimes mixing up reality with whoever's on their mind.

Yuna didn't shake her head this time. Instead, she nodded slightly. "Yeah, last week he was kinda down and had a few drinks.

"I asked what was wrong, and he said it'd been a hundred days since his advisor passed.

"He said he missed her... then he looked at me and leaned in like he was going to kiss me."

Right-exactly a hundred days since Narelle had passed.

I realized Wade must've been seeing Narelle in Yuna's

shared so much in common, but Yuna? She was nothing like

he go through with it?" I asked, watching her face. "Did you pull away,

himself?"

blush deepened. "He stopped himself. Then he

I raised an eyebrow. "All those

just that," she shot back, sounding a little defensive. "It's everything else. He's been so sweet to me, and everyone at

across her face. "And sometimes, when he shows up late and

she wasn't making it up. With all the signals

was clear Wade had his own stuff to work through, and I'd have to talk to him about it. But right now, Yuna needed

right?" I asked carefully. "Did it ever cross your mind to wonder why he's still mourning her so

and she hesitated. "Are you saying

head. No way! How could he be in love

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Chapter 513

usually, you

Yuna, still imagining all academic staff as gray-haired people in tweed

has plenty of young, attractive lecturers," I told her, considering if I should tell her

advisor was a young, beautiful

starting to understand, I decided it was best to tell her now-better a little